Amateur Golfers Across the Country Can Compete to Play With the Top Pros AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Have you ever dreamed about playing in a major golf tournament with Justin Leonard or Mike Weir? Or thought about walking alongside a top professional golfer toward the 18th green? Your dreams could all come true if you win the Chrysler Club Championship. The Chrysler Club Championship (CCC), a national amateur golf tournament hosted by the Chrysler brand in partnership with Golf Digest Publications (Golf Digest, Golf Digest For Women, Golf World), offers male and female amateur golfers the chance to compete for the title of CCC National Champion and a roster spot in the PGA Tour's Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. More than 800 clubs nationwide will be participating in this year's CCC, a stroke-play event designed for top amateur golfers, attracting nearly 80,000 contenders. Golfers interested in the CCC can find a local participating club, enter the tournament or get more information by visiting http://www.chrysler.com/clubchampionship. First-place male and female finishers at the local level will advance to one of eight regional tournaments hosted by that region's PGA Section or Golf Association. From the eight regional competitions, 64 finalists (32 men and 32 women) will travel to Tampa, Fla., to play in the national finals, which will be a two-day stroke play event held in conjunction with the PGA Tour Chrysler Championship at the Westin Innisbrook Golf Resort (Oct. 27-28). The two national champions -- male and female -- will be rewarded with a trip to the 2007 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (Jan. 15-21, 2007) and a spot in the playing field of the annual Pro-Am tournament in Palm Desert, Calif. In addition to hitting the links, CCC attendees will be able to hit the road and experience the Chrysler brand's full line of award-winning products first-hand with vehicle test-drive events at more than 250 participating clubs across the country. For the third straight year, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (MS) and the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) will team with Chrysler and Golf Digest Publications as the CCC's charitable partners. Both charities will receive donations collected in whole from the CCC program. Funds raised will help support research and programs to help find solutions to end the effects of multiple sclerosis and provide college golf scholarships to young men and women through competitive junior golf. To date, the CCC has helped raise more than $100,000 for charity. "Golf has long been a part of the Chrysler Brand, and through the CCC we're able to extend it to the grass roots level," said Dave Rooney, Director -- Chrysler Marketing and Global Communications. "But more importantly, the CCC will help aspiring young men and women earn college scholarships, and raise much needed funds to find inspired solutions to end the devastating effects of MS." In 2005, more than 55,000 amateurs competed at 565 clubs in local and regional tournaments throughout the summer. This year, two new regional tournaments were added for a total of eight. Since its inception in 2004, the CCC has grown by more than 250 percent. Chrysler has been affiliated with golf for most of its history, and 2006 marks the 41st anniversary of its sponsorship of the Bob Hope Classic. With four events under its corporate sponsorship, Chrysler is the title sponsor of the most PGA Tour events (Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Chrysler Classic of Tucson, Chrysler Classic of Greensboro and the Chrysler Championship). About Chrysler Brand Driven by the steady, consistent launches of award-winning new models, the Chrysler brand has seen a dramatic increase in sales, market share and brand image during the last 15 years. Chrysler brand sales have jumped a remarkable 357 percent since 1991, from about 130,000 units to 649,293 in 2005. No other American automotive brand has grown by that amount during the same period. The Chrysler Brand's succession of innovative product introductions -- which will include the Chrysler Aspen, the first-ever full-size SUV for the brand, and the all-new Chrysler Sebring later this year -- continues to solidify the brand's standing as the leader in design, engineering and value. The premium for the Chrysler brand is in the product, not the price. About the American Junior Golf Association The American Junior Golf Association is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. About the National Multiple Sclerosis Society The mission of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is to end the devastating effects of MS. The society and its network of chapters nationwide promote research, educate, advocate on critical issues, and organize a wide-range of programs -- including support for the newly diagnosed and those living with MS over time. 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